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The EliteHealth primary care practices offer more services to patients than a traditional Doctor’s office by engaging its patients and making them an integral part of their own care. EliteHealth is able to focus on the prevention and treatment of chronic conditions. Its 360 Degree approach helps EliteHealth manage outcomes and the overall patient experience.

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The Medical Assistant is the first point of contact for patient care. Responsible for administrative duties in addition to patient care. The Medical Assistant performs basic administrative/clerical/operational/customer support/computational tasks. Typically works on routine and patterned assignments.

Responsibilities

The Medical Assistant performs clinical duties such as discussing symptoms and gathering and inputting information into the electronic medical records system, taking vital signs, giving injections, performing diagnostic tests, collecting specimens, drawing blood, sterilizing and cleaning equipment, and maintaining examination rooms at an outpatient care site. Collaborates closely with Physicians and Nurses. Delivers direct patient care dependent on what active certification allows. Decisions are limited to defined parameters around work expectations, quality standards, priorities and timing, and works under close supervision and/or within established policies/practices and guidelines with minimal opportunity for deviation.

Job Functions / Requirements:

• Provide excellent patient care.
• Record patients' medical history, vital statistics, or information such as test results in medical records.
• Prepare treatment rooms for patient examinations, keeping the rooms neat and clean.
• Interview patients to obtain medical information and measure their vital signs, weight, and height.
• Authorize drug refills and provide prescription information to pharmacies.
• Familiar with medical terminology and EMR systems.
• Able to transcribe and assist provider with medical charts.
• Clean and sterilize instruments and dispose of contaminated supplies.
• Prepare and administer medications as directed by a physician.
• Show patients to examination rooms and prepare them for the physician.
• Explain treatment procedures, medications, diets, or physicians' instructions to patients.
• Match laboratory requisition forms to specimen tubes.
• Dispose of contaminated sharps, in accordance with applicable laws, standards, and policies.
• Draw blood from veins by vacuum tube, syringe, or butterfly, venipuncture methods.
• Dispose of blood or other biohazard fluids or tissue, in accordance with applicable laws, standards, or policies.
• Draw blood from capillaries by dermal puncture, such as heel or finger stick methods.
• Enter patient, specimen, insurance, or billing information into computer.
• Collect fluid or tissue samples, using appropriate collection procedures.
• Collect specimens at specific time intervals for tests, such as those assessing therapeutic drug levels.
• Responsible for all duties related to surgeries and Preops.
• Call back patients regarding test results.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bilingual - English and Spanish.
• Active Medical Assistant Certification or Registration from the following:
• (NHA) National Healthcareer Association, (AAMA) American Association of Medical Assistants, (AMT) American Medical Technologists, (NAHP) National Association for Health Professionals, (NAHT) National Association of Healthcare Technicians, (NCCT) National Center for Competency Testing, (ARMA) American Registry of Medical Assistants (AAH) American Allied Health and/or Medical Career Assessments (MedCA)

Additional Information:

Schedule: Monday – Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Alert:

EliteHealth, a subsidiary of Humana, values personal identity protection. Please be aware that applicants being considered for an interview will be asked to provide a social security number, if it is not already on file. When required, an email will be sent from Humana@myworkday.com with instructions to add the information into the application at Humana’s secure website.

Please note:

Associates are required to be fully COVID vaccinated, including booster, or undergo weekly COVID testing and wear a face covering while at work. The weekly testing will need to be done through an approved Humana vendor, and unvaccinated associates should follow all social distancing and masking protocols if they are required to come into a Humana facility or work outside of their home.

If progressed to offer, candidates will be required to:

• Provide proof of full vaccination, including booster OR
• Provide proof of applicable exemption including any required supporting documentation. Medical, religious, and state exemptions will be available

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40